American Foreign Policy… Let’s Whip Us Up a Mob: No One Reads the Original Source 16 Feb 201017 Feb 2010 Bill Gertz, the classic "dragon-slayer" reporter for the Washington Times, has made a successful career out of emphasizing Chinese defensive buildups since the early 1990s. Gertz has a big audience…
Chinese communist party… 人多没办法！ Viewing Chinese Power thro the Lens of Spring Festival Chaos 5 Feb 2010 As pundits both knowledgeable and sketchy proclaim a new era in Chinese global assertiveness, it's helpful to recall one thing: the Chinese people are an immense force, a force whose…
China… Le Dernier Jours du Pekin: French Reads 18 Nov 200918 Nov 2009 My title today comes from a romantic, fin-de-siecle French account of the Boxer Rebellion, when the walled city of Beijing seemed to be Ground Zero for Armageddon. But my double…
U.S.-China Relations… “Obama’s low bow subjected to scrutiny”: Chinese Media 17 Nov 200917 Nov 2009 Global Times in Beijing, no friend to Japan, now carries the story of Obama's low bow to Emperor Akihito, quoting the Washington Times and all. The story is carried…
American Foreign Policy… Obama in Shanghai / 奥巴马在上海，第一 16 Nov 200916 Nov 2009 Finally, a story worth reading about Obama's trip to China. And for the record, it's normal for top university students to be a members of the Communist Youth League, or…
US-Japan relations Obama in Tokyo: Initial Reactions 13 Nov 2009 For someone like myself whose main point of reference of U.S.-Japan relations is the postwar occupation (1945-1952) and the later 1960 Security Treaty (or Anpo), there is something a bit…
US-Japan relations Protests in Okinawa 8 Nov 2009 Prior to Obama's upcoming visit to Japan, about 20,000 Japanese took to the streets yesterday in protest in Okinawa. In the case of the US-Japan alliance, it appears that for…
Sino-French Relations… Dalai Lama in Paris; A Commentary on Elections and Propaganda 28 Jun 200916 Jul 2009 Nearly three weeks has passed since the Dalai Lama stopped in the Paris city mayor’s office for a brief ceremony and photo opportunity, but his visit remains worth commenting upon,…
Sino-French Relations… Thoughts on Sino-French Relations from “the Time of Distrust” to Today 27 Jun 2009 One of the more exciting things I get to do as a young academic is travel to the Foreign Ministry Archives in Beijing, there to scout out new sources on…
